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range of fiction, biographies,
coffee table volumes and
other books. It has a particularly
strong selection of South
African interest and cookery
titles. The bookshop at the
Kirstenbosch National
Botanical Garden sells travel,
plant and wildlife guides specific
to South Africa, as well as a
range of titles for children. Fans
of comic books, graphic novels
and action figures will adore
Reader’s Den in Claremont.
There are a number of music
Canal Walk mall, containing hundreds of shops megastores offering a range
of commercial and more
Craft and Food Market is in the shop. There is also a alternative CDs. Musica, open
held on Sundays (Sep–May) pleasant restaurant situated in until late, is the largest in Cape
opposite the world-famous the shade of several oak trees. Town. At the small, centrally-
botanical gardens with Table Another working artists’ located African Music Store,
Mountain as a backdrop. More studio is Streetwires, which visitors are intro duced to the
than 200 craftspeople sell their boasts more than 80 wire and exciting sounds of Africa.
products here, from unique bead artists under one roof, all
woodcarvings to beautifully creating enchanting items. The
fashioned jewellery. Remember studio is open to visitors, and Food and Wine
to take cash with you: many the artists chat to their clients Giovanni’s in Green Point is
markets don’t accept credit cards. while they work. Monkeybiz, Cape Town’s best and busiest
with its distinctive yellow deli for imported cheese, cold
building painted with red meats and olives, fresh bread
monkeys, sells one-off beaded and pastries, and it has a popular
products made by township coffee bar. Head to Melissa’s The
women in their homes rather Food Shop for an extensive
than in factories. Profits from the range of attractive handmade
beadwork support the Monkey- products – the cafe offers a
biz Wellness Clinic for HIV- “farm table” at lunchtime.
affected women. Many supermarkets stock
Township tour itineraries often wine, but specialist shops can
include a visit to the Khayelitsha offer advice and freight facilities,
Craft Market (see pp158–9) and the and they are able to suggest
Sivuyile Craft Centre in Gugulethu. Wine Route itineraries. Vaughn
Johnson’s Wine & Cigar Shop
stocks a number of unusual
Books and Music
Cape wines, such as Meerlust,
The entrance to African Image Found in all the larger shopping Cordoba and Welgemeend.
malls, the Exclusive Books Caroline’s Fine Wine Cellar
African Crafts chain stocks newspapers, maps, stocks more than a thousand
African Image and the Pan guides, novels, CDs and a wide bottles, including classic wines
African Market stock choice range of magazines. Some from France, Italy, Spain and
fabrics, ethnic furniture, beads, branches also have an in-store Australia, and holds regular
utensils and sculptures. Africa coffee shop. Long Street is wine-tasting evenings.
Nova specializes in locally- renowned for its
produced handmade art, bookshops. Select
beautiful textiles from all over Books and Clarke’s
Africa and a range of unusual Bookshop both
ceramic designs. Heartworks sell new, second-
offers colourful beads, bags and hand and collector’s
glass, as well as innovative wood, editions of southern
wire and ceramic items. African books.
In Newlands, the Monte bello Clarke’s also
Design Centre is home to specializes in books
several artisan studios producing on southern African
jewellery, textiles and pottery. art. Wordsworth
The items made on-site are sold Books offers a wide Vaughn Johnson’s Wine & Cigar Shop

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